The story of an Irish immigrant family living in the heart of the working-class North, 'Hope Street' began when Pamela Young felt compelled to write about her mother's childhood, of seeing things - such as spirits and angels - that other people couldn't see.

Seances, Ouija boards, table tipping, knocking phenomena - all in a day's work for the First Lady of the Paranormal. Yvette Fielding has nerves of steel when facing down her tormentors in the spirit world. Her living-world personal story also reveals a woman of courage and determination, who built success from nothing, following her passion and lifelong curiosity in search of answers to the unexplained.